Are You Prepared To Adopt A Pet?
- Björn Medernach CEO
- Sep 12, 2020
- 1 min read
Updated: Sep 18, 2020
A dog or puppy is a huge commitment of time, money, and energy, and you need to make sure that you’re ready before you bring a pet home. You also have to consider a dog’s potential needs in the future.
Adopting a puppy is different from adopting an adult dog, and adopting a senior dog has it’s own challenges, too.
Adopting Puppies
With puppies, you might have to factor in the cost of vaccination, spaying and neutering, training and socialization classes, and new equipment like leashes, bowls, toys, and more. Puppies require a lot of stimulation and play, and also frequent naps.
Their immune systems are not always fully developed, and they may have medical needs that adult dogs don’t have.
Some people steer clear of shelters or rescues because they believe the dogs there aren’t good dogs. Nothing could be further from the truth.
▪️While many dogs are surrendered for behavior problems, the vast majority of those problems could have been prevented and can be treated with training, attention, and exercise.
▪️Many dogs are surrendered because of a family’s change in circumstances–a move, financial loss, illness, blending of families–and not because of the dog.
▪️Some people don’t realize how much time and work puppies, and even adult dogs, require and become fed up with the responsibility.
You can find a good fit for your home by carefully evaluating a shelter dog or puppy and introducing them to every person who lives with you.
Are you ready for adopting a dog?
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